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fema has temporarily moved its headquarters out west to respond to problems there. nearly 151st responders from baltimore city. 11 news were there as the search and rescue team was they're providing for search and rescue operations. personnel from several jurisdictions are part of that. we are now just below 8000 customers without power, but the money -- but that number is shrinking. they have restored electricity to over 330,000 customers. the highest concentration of power outages is in baltimore county with around 4000 customers without power. crews are working round-the- clock to get everyone back online. >> slowly but surely, travel by air and even cruise ship is getting back on line. but problems remain. but still live outside penn station tonight. i imagine that traveling to train is not going to happen anytime soon. >> bobsled -- it is not. depending on where you are going is how difficult our plants will be. southbound is more difficult than northbound. service really won't be restored north of new jersey until at least monday as the entire travel agency tr
fema has temporarily moved its headquarters out west to respond to problems there. nearly 151st responders from baltimore city. 11 news were there as the search and rescue team was they're providing for search and rescue operations. personnel from several jurisdictions are part of that. we are now just below 8000 customers without power, but the money -- but that number is shrinking. they have restored electricity to over 330,000 customers. the highest concentration of power outages is in...
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avoiding questions about fema after collecting supplies for storm victims. >> i appreciate your generosity. it is part of the american spirit. >> president obama is dealing dy's aftermath.fterma >> i told the mayors and governors they can call me personally at the white house. >> the president has been outstanding. i didn't give a damn about election day. ck to me.atter a link to >> the president is not scheduled to visit new york. >> we may see a long lines today. early voting resumes in maryland and washington, d.c. new jersey might be moving some polling places. west virginia may bring in portable generators. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can download are new smartphone app. >> 5:40. 41 degrees at the airport. nobody wants their house to get egged. >> there are some alternatives. some health your suggestions -- some healthier suggestions. >> we're music: guitar, clapping and whistling throughout. multivitamin coming in. on it chief! look alive people! smooth and steady guys. everything on schedule down here? yep, pretty regular. nice job. keep it strong. thanks. onward and upwar
avoiding questions about fema after collecting supplies for storm victims. >> i appreciate your generosity. it is part of the american spirit. >> president obama is dealing dy's aftermath.fterma >> i told the mayors and governors they can call me personally at the white house. >> the president has been outstanding. i didn't give a damn about election day. ck to me.atter a link to >> the president is not scheduled to visit new york. >> we may see a long lines...
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can the military and fema make a difference? alex perez is in clifton, new jersey. good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: dan, good morning. everyone is hoping that shipment will make a big difference almost immediately. this gas station here sold 8,000 gallons into the late hours and won't be expecting another shipment, another delivery, until this afternoon. now, most of the people here are hoping that this fema and military shipment that's headed our way will make a difference in this region very soon. this morning, new york is opening up. and new jersey is cracking down, in an effort to improve the tri-state gas shortage. the new york port has been open for gas tankers for the first time since sandy made landfall. >> we saw a fuel barge coming down the hudson river before. >> reporter: until things return to normal, governor chris christie has signed an executive order, rationing gas for passenger vehicles in 12 counties. here's how it works. starting at noon, owners of cars with license plates ending in an even number, can only purchase gas on even number days.
can the military and fema make a difference? alex perez is in clifton, new jersey. good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: dan, good morning. everyone is hoping that shipment will make a big difference almost immediately. this gas station here sold 8,000 gallons into the late hours and won't be expecting another shipment, another delivery, until this afternoon. now, most of the people here are hoping that this fema and military shipment that's headed our way will make a difference in this...
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can this new action taken by fema and the military make a difference? abc's alex perez is in clifton, new jersey. good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: dan, good morning. everyone is hoping it will certainly make a difference, almost immediately. the owner at this station sold 8,000 gallons into the late hours. and says he won't be getting a new shipment, more gasoline, until this afternoon. frustration is growing. but it seems relief is within sight. the military and fema, making arrangements so that millions of gallons of gas will make their way to the region very soon. this morning, new york is opening up. and new jersey is cracking down, in an effort to improve the tri-state gas shortage. the new york port has been open for gas tankers for the first time since sandy made landfall. >> we actually saw a fuel barge coming down the hudson river before. >> reporter: until things return to normal, governor chris christie has signed an executive order, rationing gas for passenger vehicles in 12 counties. >> we're on top of the gas situation. >> reporter:
can this new action taken by fema and the military make a difference? abc's alex perez is in clifton, new jersey. good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: dan, good morning. everyone is hoping it will certainly make a difference, almost immediately. the owner at this station sold 8,000 gallons into the late hours. and says he won't be getting a new shipment, more gasoline, until this afternoon. frustration is growing. but it seems relief is within sight. the military and fema, making...
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fema are coordinating free gasoline across the states. like this one in freehold, new jersey. >> i saw the trucks. >> reporter: across the region, there are areas where help hasn't arrived. near hackensack, new jersey, they're standing in yet another line, hoping to get gas for their generator. >> people are just -- they're losing their patience. >> reporter: the same feelings that many have endured for weeks now. lining up on foot and in cars for hours on end just to get a gallon of gas. but help is on the way. 22 million gallons of gasoline that the feds promised. after an hour of waiting outside in the cold, tim and melissa are finally about to get some gas. but their journey is not over yet. they still have to make the trek home by foot. after a 20-minute walk, tim and melissa make it home and finally fill their generator, for the first time in six days, they have power, heat and a warm meal. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: tim and melissa say they'll have to continue their routine for standing in line fo
fema are coordinating free gasoline across the states. like this one in freehold, new jersey. >> i saw the trucks. >> reporter: across the region, there are areas where help hasn't arrived. near hackensack, new jersey, they're standing in yet another line, hoping to get gas for their generator. >> people are just -- they're losing their patience. >> reporter: the same feelings that many have endured for weeks now. lining up on foot and in cars for hours on end just to...
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. >>> and president obama paid a surprise visit to fema headquarters stressing the importance of the relief effort. supplies are still scarce, lines long and patience thin. unfortunately, for millions of stranded drivers, the dire situation is not expected to get much better for a few more days. abc's alex perez has been following an emergency shipment of gas from the tankers to the pumps to the gas tanks and is in new jersey with that story. >> reporter: hey, bianna. take a look behind me. a line of cars waiting for gas, and many of those people have been waiting overnight. that line stretches for several blocks. the good news is the pain could begin to ease very soon. this morning, some of the much-needed gasoline is slowly trickling in. fema workers are coordinating free gas delivery at ten sites across new york and the garden state like this one in freehold, new jersey. >> i just happened to be driving by and saw the trucks. >> reporter: but across the regions there are areas where help has not arrived. near hackensack, new jersey, melissa stefano and her boyfriend, tim, are stan
. >>> and president obama paid a surprise visit to fema headquarters stressing the importance of the relief effort. supplies are still scarce, lines long and patience thin. unfortunately, for millions of stranded drivers, the dire situation is not expected to get much better for a few more days. abc's alex perez has been following an emergency shipment of gas from the tankers to the pumps to the gas tanks and is in new jersey with that story. >> reporter: hey, bianna. take a look...
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and the big sentiment is we keep hearing people ask, where is fema? josh? >> playing out in so many areas. linsey davis, thank you for that. >>> we here at abc, and our parent company, disney, are reaching out to people across america to help the victims. and our ceo, bob iger, kicking off the efforts, with a $2 million donation. >> we're doing everything we can, with the cash donation, and encouraging our employs to donate on their own, which we will match dollar for dollar. and the media networks, abc, espn, the disney channel and our stations, to run public service announcements encouraging others to donate. >> as we mentioned, monday we will launch a day of giving across all abc programs, in full. we do hope you join us at some point for that. again, that will be monday, starting right here on "good morning america." >>> also, the final government jobs report before election day, out this morning. analysts say that hiring improved slightly last month. but likely not enough to impact the unemployment rate. >>> meanwhile, on the campaign trail, mitt romne
and the big sentiment is we keep hearing people ask, where is fema? josh? >> playing out in so many areas. linsey davis, thank you for that. >>> we here at abc, and our parent company, disney, are reaching out to people across america to help the victims. and our ceo, bob iger, kicking off the efforts, with a $2 million donation. >> we're doing everything we can, with the cash donation, and encouraging our employs to donate on their own, which we will match dollar for...
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officials promised fema is doing everything it can to help. >> we want to help get things back to normal as quickly as possible. schools open, stores open. >> reporter: in new jersey, emergency crews and the national guard are still going door to door searching for survivors where families have been stranded by floodwaters for days. natural gas fires continue to burn in mantoloking where homes were flattened. and with millions still in the dark, 64,000 utility workers in a dozen states are working around the clock to turn the power on. >> one pole at a time. how you got to go. you got to pick through it. >> yay! >> got our lights back. thank you, lord. >> reporter: commuters have been ordered to have at least three people in their cars, and gas lines are growing. >> i got here at 9:59 a.m., and it's 1:00 in the afternoon. three hours. >> reporter: the coast guard is now helping to bring fuel into the city, and sunday's big new new york city marathon is still a go, despite criticism that the runners will be traveling near areas devastated by sandy. rob and sunny? >> in new jersey, many pe
officials promised fema is doing everything it can to help. >> we want to help get things back to normal as quickly as possible. schools open, stores open. >> reporter: in new jersey, emergency crews and the national guard are still going door to door searching for survivors where families have been stranded by floodwaters for days. natural gas fires continue to burn in mantoloking where homes were flattened. and with millions still in the dark, 64,000 utility workers in a dozen...
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of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states. >> absolutely. any time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> reporter: romney wouldn't answer questions about that. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: with canceled events, the campaign continues. bill clinton led a rally in indianapolis that appeared entirely political. with a race this close, not even a storm of the century can bring the campaign to a halt. jonathan karl, abc news, kettering, ohio. cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decis
of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states. >> absolutely. any time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> reporter: romney wouldn't answer questions about that. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: with canceled events, the campaign...
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in new jersey, fema and the national guard are working with gas companies to supply empty stations. >> so, we're on top of the gas situation. >> reporter: and that help could not come any sooner, diane. even at this hour, there is still a long line of people waiting for gas here at this station in clifton, new jersey. the owner here tells me he got a full gas delivery early this morning. he expects to be completely dry within an hour. diane? >> and we saw one of those people waiting rubbing his hands in the cold. thank you, alex. >>> and, a couple of notes on the storm right now, we want to tell you the latest on those natural gas leaks in the town of seaside heights, new jersey. you'll remember we showed you the hissing, bubbling leaks, residents terrified of fire. well, tonight, we can report that new jersey natural gas has shut off all the gas valves. the danger, they tell us, is over. >>> and, so many of you wanted to know about the 53-year-old woman we met yesterday while we were climbing the dark stairs in her apartment building. we encountered her, she said she had had chest pa
in new jersey, fema and the national guard are working with gas companies to supply empty stations. >> so, we're on top of the gas situation. >> reporter: and that help could not come any sooner, diane. even at this hour, there is still a long line of people waiting for gas here at this station in clifton, new jersey. the owner here tells me he got a full gas delivery early this morning. he expects to be completely dry within an hour. diane? >> and we saw one of those people...
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. >> i have -- red cross, salvation army, fema, nobody. >> reporter: it'll take weeks to recover from the destruction and parts of new york city are still paralyzed. some subway service has returned and it was announced that power will be restored to all of manhattan by saturday. with limited photograph are i can into the city lines for buss are growing people ordered to drive with three passengers are stuck in traffic or running out of gas. >> i had this luckyly so i just got out of my car and ran to the nearest gas station. >> reporter: the coast guard is working to bring in more fuel and the marathon is still a go despite criticism that runner runners will go through devastated areas. >> and families could only stand by helplessly as trees came falling down around their homes. this video from long island, john wassing as sandy toppled multiple trees right down the street. the fire then started at the end of the street. just watch the trees. >> furniture and debris all piled up. the devastation is so bad leaders aren't sure how many homes have been impacted. a beach front restaurant
. >> i have -- red cross, salvation army, fema, nobody. >> reporter: it'll take weeks to recover from the destruction and parts of new york city are still paralyzed. some subway service has returned and it was announced that power will be restored to all of manhattan by saturday. with limited photograph are i can into the city lines for buss are growing people ordered to drive with three passengers are stuck in traffic or running out of gas. >> i had this luckyly so i just got...
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schools are scheduled to re-open on monday and fema funds have been approved to repair damaged roads and buildings in new york city and outlying areas that need a lot of help. here's a report. reporter: nypd patrols the dark streets, a welcome sight for residents who say the city has been slow to respond. >> you can see the houses. >> anthony says he'll never forget the night sandy came ashore, flooding his neighborhood with up to five feet of water. >> this is nothing i ever seen in my worst night may. scariest movie times ten. >> he used this rope to rescue his neighbors but pulling them off their roof and into his second store bedroom. but he would rather talk about the volunteers that have descended on his neighborhood. >> the heroes are people walking around feeding everybody and bringing hot food and coffee and talls and everything. the people around here, because nobody else did nothing for us. >> started off with me and my husband, and from there people kept coming. >> gael helped set up the donation center in what was an empty parking lot. >> we have had an abundance of help
schools are scheduled to re-open on monday and fema funds have been approved to repair damaged roads and buildings in new york city and outlying areas that need a lot of help. here's a report. reporter: nypd patrols the dark streets, a welcome sight for residents who say the city has been slow to respond. >> you can see the houses. >> anthony says he'll never forget the night sandy came ashore, flooding his neighborhood with up to five feet of water. >> this is nothing i ever...
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schools are scheduled to re-open on monday and fema funds have been approved to repair damaged roads and buildings in new york city and outlying areas that need a lot of help. here's a report. reporter: nypd patrols the dark streets, a welcome sight for residents who say the city has been slow to respond. >> you can see the houses. >> anthony says he'll never forget the night sandy came ashore, flooding his neighborhood with up to five feet of water. >> this is nothing i ever seen in my worst night may. scariest movie times ten. >> he used this rope to rescue his neighbors but pulling them off their roof and into his second store bedroom. but he would rather talk about the volunhave that have descended on his neighborhood. >> the heroes are people walking around feeding everybody and bringing hot food and coffee and talls and everything. the people around here, because nobody else did nothing for us. >> started off with me and my husband, and from there people kept coming. >> gael helped set up the donation center in what was an empty parking lot. >> we have had an abundance of help.
schools are scheduled to re-open on monday and fema funds have been approved to repair damaged roads and buildings in new york city and outlying areas that need a lot of help. here's a report. reporter: nypd patrols the dark streets, a welcome sight for residents who say the city has been slow to respond. >> you can see the houses. >> anthony says he'll never forget the night sandy came ashore, flooding his neighborhood with up to five feet of water. >> this is nothing i ever...
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fema is kinds of a catchall. a lot of times it's under turned. knowing they will have to get more money to in fact fund it. when they do that all these happy members of congress are glad to put every pork barrel project in the world into it they couldn't get vote on in a regular lay in washington, d.c. but fema isn't going to go anywhere. and mitt romney is right. there are times when you can look to the states to do a better job than washington, d.c. and that's what we need to look at. that's what he wants to do as president. he didn't say he was going to get rid of fema. he said he will look at like everything else. but he's not playing politics. conservatives who are supportive of the government. i remember as a child my mother jane wyman, we used to go back to the werey shore and spend the summer with her agent. i cry when i are see what happened back there. why they think we conservatives would attack the president of the united states at this tragic time shows what the left is and where they are coming froth this time. they make politics ou
fema is kinds of a catchall. a lot of times it's under turned. knowing they will have to get more money to in fact fund it. when they do that all these happy members of congress are glad to put every pork barrel project in the world into it they couldn't get vote on in a regular lay in washington, d.c. but fema isn't going to go anywhere. and mitt romney is right. there are times when you can look to the states to do a better job than washington, d.c. and that's what we need to look at. that's...
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he's in charge of fema. what happened to george bush during katrina. >> gregg, what is happening now is that obamaitis. four or five good political days notwithstanding the tragedy that hit the northeast and the midwest. bottom line, there are two days left. but the issues of libya, the economy, have been off the table benefitting president obama. >> gregg: there have been so many news stories, about maybe not enough, that the handling of this thing by the white house and the president is incompetent, the libyan issue. >> what they're doing now is putting out disinformation to cover up -- >> gregg: it's got to hurt the president. >> look at the fox poll. on his handling of the job of libya, he's got the worst rating than on the economy. let me finish my point. half the people are saying that they believe that they were covering up purposely. the prop problem is romney president republicans. they've never said -- so therefore, because they're not saying it, the main stream media has a reason they don't have t
he's in charge of fema. what happened to george bush during katrina. >> gregg, what is happening now is that obamaitis. four or five good political days notwithstanding the tragedy that hit the northeast and the midwest. bottom line, there are two days left. but the issues of libya, the economy, have been off the table benefitting president obama. >> gregg: there have been so many news stories, about maybe not enough, that the handling of this thing by the white house and the...
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fema is set up to help out residents. we are inside a command post. there are charging facilities and stations to charge up your lkz electronic, hot spots for the internet and free food, water and coffee and payment assistance and information on how it cover from storms like sandy. i am joined by some of the folks in hoboken who are without power at this hour. thank you so much for joining us. how are you surviving? >> lwe are surviving right now without power. we are hoping to get it soon. everybody has been doing such an amazing job. there is a big sense of community. we have been struggling to stay warm, at home. it is around 56 degrees fahrenheit. so we went last night to look for some wood, firewood and we turned on the chimney, we are very fortunate to have one. we cuddled around the chimney with our two dogs and slept there. >> reporter: nice married couple here. neighbors helping out each other. lots of folks staning in line or sitting in line in their cars at gas stations all across new york and new jersey. in new york, 5,000 gallon-trucks ha
fema is set up to help out residents. we are inside a command post. there are charging facilities and stations to charge up your lkz electronic, hot spots for the internet and free food, water and coffee and payment assistance and information on how it cover from storms like sandy. i am joined by some of the folks in hoboken who are without power at this hour. thank you so much for joining us. how are you surviving? >> lwe are surviving right now without power. we are hoping to get it...
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really trying to get out information for fema as well. new york governor andrew cuomo is pledging 100 million from the state for hurricane sandy victims and said transportation is improving. 80 percent of the subways service has been restored, that is under literally under one week. 80 percent of the subway has been restored from what was horrendous damage. and the worst damage that the subway system had ever seen. well, governor cuomo announced five emergency mobile gas station will be set up in the new york city area with free gas and limit of 10 gallons per person. and new jersey governor with odd and even. residents with even will buy gas on even days. we have seen dozens of volunteers and organizing themselves via facebook and twitter and bringing their own tools and shovels and garbage bags and helping out fellow man. >> it is a toughuation. i hope they get the help they need fast. >> thank you very much. >> from hope and change to revenge? you heard the president's remarks and will the final days of the campaign go negative. many s
really trying to get out information for fema as well. new york governor andrew cuomo is pledging 100 million from the state for hurricane sandy victims and said transportation is improving. 80 percent of the subways service has been restored, that is under literally under one week. 80 percent of the subway has been restored from what was horrendous damage. and the worst damage that the subway system had ever seen. well, governor cuomo announced five emergency mobile gas station will be set up...
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fema is not responding should be enough generators in new york by now that a lot of the loss of power is alleviated. the gasoline lines are a mile long. there have been violent confrontations on some of these gasoline lines. if the president were paying attention, fema would be much more on the ball and the fact is that the media does not hold him to account, the way had he held president bush to account when katrina was going on. >> why do you think the media is not being held to account on this one. >> they want to reelect one. same reason they haven't asked him the key questions on libya. he still hasn't been asked, did he know about the two prior attacks on that consulate in the months leading up to the attack on september 11th, the american consulate in benghazi was attacked twice. that should have put the president on alert that that consulate was a target, and it should have been protected. it was not protected and our american citizens died there because of the confidence. the media is afraid to ask the questions. brian williams had a half hour interview with him. never bother
fema is not responding should be enough generators in new york by now that a lot of the loss of power is alleviated. the gasoline lines are a mile long. there have been violent confrontations on some of these gasoline lines. if the president were paying attention, fema would be much more on the ball and the fact is that the media does not hold him to account, the way had he held president bush to account when katrina was going on. >> why do you think the media is not being held to account...
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, has already deployed teams and pre-staged resources to potentially affected states and fema is in close contact with states up and down the east coast, to make sure there are no unmet needs. one concern for both campaigns is that the storm could hinder early voting in ohio, north carolina and virginia. one democratic senator said this about the impact on the president's campaign. >> the storm will throw havoc into the race. i was supposed to be with the president special president clinton on monday. that rally has been cancelled. but i think that virginia is ready to go to the polls and i think the president will carry virginia. >> reporter: due to the upcoming storm, governor romney cancelled evens in virginia. instead, he will link up with his vice-presidential runningmate in ohio and the two of them will campaign in that key state. one romney supporter, former house speaker newt gingrich had sharp words for the president over his campaigning scheduling choices over the consulate in libbia, compared to today. >> you notice, he is canceling his treps over the hurricane. he didn't cance
, has already deployed teams and pre-staged resources to potentially affected states and fema is in close contact with states up and down the east coast, to make sure there are no unmet needs. one concern for both campaigns is that the storm could hinder early voting in ohio, north carolina and virginia. one democratic senator said this about the impact on the president's campaign. >> the storm will throw havoc into the race. i was supposed to be with the president special president...
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fema will be on the ground today. we have local declarations of emergency to allow shelters and curfews and evacuations to be order. i think everybody is ready. the big issue, of course, s winds and heavy rain for three days or so which means power lines down because of fallen trees. that is the biggest issue is ask people to stay off the roads, be safe. be good neighbors to one another and just use common sense. it may take awhile for power to be restored because there is going to be a lot of people probably without power. >> shannon: do you have concerns it will impact any type of early voting or even extend into november 6 where there may be areas and folks without power at that point still on the date of election? >> we have con sin gentcy plans in place. we add the registrar's offices and voting place as one of the top priorities for restoration along with hospitals and police stations and others. we he have lots of information available about the abis sente voting. we don't have early voting in virginia. we do h
fema will be on the ground today. we have local declarations of emergency to allow shelters and curfews and evacuations to be order. i think everybody is ready. the big issue, of course, s winds and heavy rain for three days or so which means power lines down because of fallen trees. that is the biggest issue is ask people to stay off the roads, be safe. be good neighbors to one another and just use common sense. it may take awhile for power to be restored because there is going to be a lot of...
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gregg: the front of the storm's impact will be felt on the national insurance program which is part of fema. they paid out $1.28 billion in losses last year from irene making it the fourth costly experienced? >> this is will be worse. three storms. we've never seen anything like this. it's definitely going to be devastating. >> gregg: i was reading forbes, i wish we could put it on o up the scream. beside for potential life and safety, economists are predicting that it will upwards of $55 billion in economic damage? >> yeah, it's hard to tell. we don't really know how it's going to go through. estimates are all over the place. there is one positive. sectors that desperately need more work, construction workers, electricians, plumbers all the rest, they will be finding more work. so there is some stimulus there, but again it's mainly to the negative. >> gregg: if you are contractor out there, this maybe the silver lining. the other thing, we have seen in past disasters that it dramatically affects unemployment and g.d.p. because those are tied together? >> absolutely. people won't be going t
gregg: the front of the storm's impact will be felt on the national insurance program which is part of fema. they paid out $1.28 billion in losses last year from irene making it the fourth costly experienced? >> this is will be worse. three storms. we've never seen anything like this. it's definitely going to be devastating. >> gregg: i was reading forbes, i wish we could put it on o up the scream. beside for potential life and safety, economists are predicting that it will upwards...
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>> i think the most important thing to realize the head of fema, craig fugate, is an experienced man. i worked with him when he was running emergency management group in florida. i think you're going to see the dollars coming from the federal government but you will need the leadership from the individual governors and clearly mayor bloomberg and governor cuomo and governor christie can provide it. working in collaboration with the local officials. i know easy for me to say and difficult for people to accept. it will have to be a lot of patience. it will take months if not years to rebuild these communities. i encourage them to look at haley barbour model in mississippi after the katrina disaster. he took that disaster and used the opportunity to basically rebuild some of those communities. it takes planning. it takes courage and leadership. i, in fact i suspect you will find in both those states with the governors. bill: that is great example. thanks for bringing that to light. let's bring to what fox news was reporting late last night with regard to libya. a big turn now. now we hav
>> i think the most important thing to realize the head of fema, craig fugate, is an experienced man. i worked with him when he was running emergency management group in florida. i think you're going to see the dollars coming from the federal government but you will need the leadership from the individual governors and clearly mayor bloomberg and governor cuomo and governor christie can provide it. working in collaboration with the local officials. i know easy for me to say and difficult...
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the president, you know, on what he's been updated on and what the red cross efforts are and what the fema efforts are? there is no doubt in my mind that this death toll will continue to rise, that people are losing their lives as we speak out there, and i wonder if we're going to hear more from the president in terms of an update. >> reporter: i will tell you martha that his events, he had three events yesterday and at all three of those he made clear to start his remarks by giving a quick update, not a long one but a quick update for people in some of these other states where they may not understand how desperate the situation is back on the eastern seaboard. he's done that, and jay carney will likely brief reporters today aboard air force one later today when the president is moving to another state. but you're right, this is something that is important. while the president is resuming the campaigning we are only four days out from an election and people are focused on that there is 0 obviously a lot of attention that need to be focused on what is going on on the ground, martha. martha:
the president, you know, on what he's been updated on and what the red cross efforts are and what the fema efforts are? there is no doubt in my mind that this death toll will continue to rise, that people are losing their lives as we speak out there, and i wonder if we're going to hear more from the president in terms of an update. >> reporter: i will tell you martha that his events, he had three events yesterday and at all three of those he made clear to start his remarks by giving a...
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so one of the things i want to do is make sure that fema, which normally doesn't pay for dunes or shore protection, can do some of that on an emergency basis. bill: that's a great point. i was especially struck by the comments that your governor made yesterday, chris christie. he was clearly taken aback what he had seen up and down the shore. >> it is just like nothing i have ever seen before. you know, we had irene. last year we had a nor'easter in '92. i remember as a kid hurricane donna but nothing like this. there are so many people stranded without shelter. and the damage to the public infrastructure, to the boardwalks, municipal buildings, firehouses it is just endless. bill: frank pallone, thank you. we're going to stay in touch with you and a lot of others down there and hopefully get the word out. if we can help in any way making the word more public we certainly will, sir. thank you and good luck to you and your family. >> thank you. bill: frank pallone, democrat on the jersey shore. waking up to a whole new world as so many people are. >> sandy's wrath is extending into west
so one of the things i want to do is make sure that fema, which normally doesn't pay for dunes or shore protection, can do some of that on an emergency basis. bill: that's a great point. i was especially struck by the comments that your governor made yesterday, chris christie. he was clearly taken aback what he had seen up and down the shore. >> it is just like nothing i have ever seen before. you know, we had irene. last year we had a nor'easter in '92. i remember as a kid hurricane...
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>> i need fema to be. there i got a call from fema headquarters that they'll have a squad there tomorrow attached to me. >> so they'll be there tomorrow. >> absolutely, he said. and then we'll go toward staten island. people need someone to speak to. how do i get help? from whom do i get help? how do my children go to school? they have no clothes, they have no home. these are questions that should be answered by government. to do for people what people can't do for themselves. there are no answers. >> we want to touch base with your mom and if that team doesn't show up, will you let us know? >> absolutely. i want to thank you to give us the publicity that we need. thank you very, very much. god bless you. god bless you. >> thank you very much. let us know what you think. follow us on twitter @anderson cooper. i'm in an area where twitter actually works. i'll be tweeting downtown where i actually live and lou every manhattan where a lot of people live, no internet service, no phone, no electricity. just ahe
>> i need fema to be. there i got a call from fema headquarters that they'll have a squad there tomorrow attached to me. >> so they'll be there tomorrow. >> absolutely, he said. and then we'll go toward staten island. people need someone to speak to. how do i get help? from whom do i get help? how do my children go to school? they have no clothes, they have no home. these are questions that should be answered by government. to do for people what people can't do for themselves....
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. >>. [ inaudible ] >> fema will be coordinating. >> and walking a neighborhood among the hardest hit. >> among the surprises a president not known for displaying affection showed it this day. >> i promise, you will going to be okay. >> and governor chris christie one of mitt romney's stop attack dogs. >> let's give you the plane t k ticket back to chicago. >> it has been a great working relationship. >> the storm's political map on the plus side for the president acting as emergency responder in chief. >> i instituted a 15 minute rule you return the phone calls in 15 minutes. if they need something we figure out a way to say yes. >> demonstrating a well-funded federal government can help. >> part of the reason we will be able to respond quickly to all of this is that they help that fema financing was in place. leaving aside campaign jabs for post-crisis unit. >> you see neighbors helping neighbors and you are reminded what america is all about. >> on the downside, if power isn't restored to hundreds of thousands of americans they could vent their frustrations at the ballot box. >> co
. >>. [ inaudible ] >> fema will be coordinating. >> and walking a neighborhood among the hardest hit. >> among the surprises a president not known for displaying affection showed it this day. >> i promise, you will going to be okay. >> and governor chris christie one of mitt romney's stop attack dogs. >> let's give you the plane t k ticket back to chicago. >> it has been a great working relationship. >> the storm's political map on the plus...
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we have fema right there doing outstanding job. right now, helping us go door-to-door to locate people that might be missing, trying to locate more fuel to come in and then also, setting up a location in suffolk county, nassau county, community college, a school in lindenhurst where people can go, it's an all-purpose center run by fema and the counties, which will provide emergency assistance, whether it's housing, whether it's aid to rebuild homes. right now the main thing is restore people's power because colder weather's coming. you have many people or senior citizens who are either living -- lost their homes or living in homes absolutely no power whatsoever. and that's having an impact, impact on gasoline. there's believe it or not, it's hard to find atm machines because the port of new york's been closed. there's a short of food new york refrigerati refrigeration. a lot of people eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and things like that. the new york, long island metropolitan area. it's primmive over the last several days
we have fema right there doing outstanding job. right now, helping us go door-to-door to locate people that might be missing, trying to locate more fuel to come in and then also, setting up a location in suffolk county, nassau county, community college, a school in lindenhurst where people can go, it's an all-purpose center run by fema and the counties, which will provide emergency assistance, whether it's housing, whether it's aid to rebuild homes. right now the main thing is restore people's...
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and fema aid has been extended in new york and new jersey. >>> as we've seen over the past 48 hours, some of the worst damage and loss of life was on staten island. looks like the island got a lot of help from an army of strangers today. >> reporter: oh, definitely, ann. and cleanup efforts were in gear here on staten island. you can see behind me some of the debris. volunteers were helping out all day long, trying to clear what was left of people's homes. people on staten island are picking through dreeb, trying to salvage anything they can, including family photos. hundreds of volunteers showed up saturday to help begin the cleanup. >> if you find one thing that might bring somebody a little bit of happiness, it will be worth it. >> reporter: bulldozes displaced items off the street. sandy devastated parts of this borough, including denise kelly's home. floodwaters rose as high as the kitchen cabinets. the cleanup efforts here on staten island will resume sunday morning. once darkness fall, they clear the streets, because they say it's too dangerous to work without light. the feder
and fema aid has been extended in new york and new jersey. >>> as we've seen over the past 48 hours, some of the worst damage and loss of life was on staten island. looks like the island got a lot of help from an army of strangers today. >> reporter: oh, definitely, ann. and cleanup efforts were in gear here on staten island. you can see behind me some of the debris. volunteers were helping out all day long, trying to clear what was left of people's homes. people on staten island...
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when you raise expectations beyond that it is impossible for fema to respond to local responses if the local governments and state governments decide not to do it. >> you were campaigning in florida with governor romney saying that the president, president obama doesn't have the humility to reach out and find common ground to solve problems. why would you say that? >> well, i was struck in these three events with governor romney, these are partisan conservative republican crowds, 5,000 each maybe in each one of these stops. i was struck by their response to his appeal to bipartisanship and his commitment to do so. i think the country irrespective of ideology is yearning for political figures to be creative and innovative and determined to find common ground. i think the president has spent most of his time explaining away why it hasn't worked the way he wanted to and dividing the country. i'm not optimistic if he's re-elected he'll do anything different than what he has done. i hope i'm wrong. but i believe mitt romney will be elected president and it was more a response to listen to h
when you raise expectations beyond that it is impossible for fema to respond to local responses if the local governments and state governments decide not to do it. >> you were campaigning in florida with governor romney saying that the president, president obama doesn't have the humility to reach out and find common ground to solve problems. why would you say that? >> well, i was struck in these three events with governor romney, these are partisan conservative republican crowds,...
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i know fema issued guidelines right? >> yeah, probably one of the things you don't think of anymore is having a battery-powered or hand-cranked radio areto get news from the local stations. cell phones -- sometimes they don't work. radios are the best way to get communication in the local communities. >> how do we measure this storm against others we have seen in the last 25 years? >> i don't measure storms against the last one. they're all so unique. i try to focus on the consequences. for the northeast, i think after last year's irene, we pretty well reminded everybody northeast has a hurricane threat. >> all right. >> they would like to reopen trading by wednesday of this week at the latest. >> do many insurance companies cover this type of sdmer. >> many don't. they don't include flood insurance, water damage. many homeowners if they look at their policies will recognize that hurricanes in many cases aren't covered. they would have to buy insurance through the government insurance for flooding and many haven't done t
i know fema issued guidelines right? >> yeah, probably one of the things you don't think of anymore is having a battery-powered or hand-cranked radio areto get news from the local stations. cell phones -- sometimes they don't work. radios are the best way to get communication in the local communities. >> how do we measure this storm against others we have seen in the last 25 years? >> i don't measure storms against the last one. they're all so unique. i try to focus on the...